Some 36 US congressmen sent a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling on him to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Azerbaijani officials in connection with the trial of 23 Armenian separatists whose hands are smeared with the blood of innocent civilians in Garabagh. The letter insolently calls the trial ‘a sham trial’ and arrogantly emphasizes that ‘these sanctions are an important tool of pressure to release prisoners of war and deter further aggression against Armenia,’ which reflects the decadence of the American political system.

First of all, the trial is currently in progress, and attempting to influence it is neither legally nor ethically appropriate. If the detainees are truly innocent, then why are the Armenian lobbies and their American mouthpieces running around like headless chickens in a panic?

Secondly, it reveals that Americans do not give a damn about the legal systems of other countries. They have their own 'truth' and do not bother themselves with the realities or perspectives of others. For example, the congressmen in question claim that the Armenian separatists—who invaded 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory, forcibly displaced the population, killed tens of thousands........

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